Thunder Roster Cut to 28

Published on March 3, 2014 under Arena Football League (AFL)
Portland Thunder News Release


PORTLAND, OR - The training camp field was a little emptier on Monday as the Thunder made their first round of cuts in preparation for the season opener on March 17. The remaining players, however, continued to make strides toward a successful season.

"In week two, you're really looking just to clean up any of the mistakes you were making in the first week," said Head Coach Matthew Sauk. "We haven't really had a step-back day so far. I think the team has gotten a little bit more comfortable every day."

The current Thunder roster:

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College

2 Eric Crocker DB 6' 2" 195 lbs Arkansas-Monticello

3 Brian Smith DB 5' 11" 180 lbs Virginia Union

4 Duane Brooks WR 5' 10" 185 lbs Stephen F. Austin

5 Dontel Watkins WR 6' 2" 200 lbs Murray St.

6 Jeffrey Solomon WR 6' 0" 200 lbs Washington St.

8 Douglas McNeil III WR 6' 3" 200 lbs Bowie St. (MD)

9 TJ Fatinikun LB 6' 1" 251 lbs Toledo

11 Donte Paige-Moss DL 6' 3" 273 lbs North Carolina

13 Justin Monahan WR 6' 1" 202 lbs Portland St.

20 Bryce Peila DB 5' 11" 205 lbs Western Oregon

21 Dwight McLean DB 6' 1" 205 lbs Purdue

23 Patrick Stoudamire DB 5' 11" 210 lbs Western Illinois

24 Varmah Sonie DB 5' 8" 175 lbs Northern Iowa

30 Antron Dillon DL 6' 5" 270 lbs North Alabama

44 Ayo Idowu DL 6' 3" 261 lbs St. Thomas (Minn.)

48 KC Obi DL 6' 2" 250 lbs North Texas

50 Jeraill McCuller OL 6' 7" 350 lbs South Carolina St.

64 Brandon Lockheart OL 6' 7" 315 lbs Oregon State

70 Lloyd Morrison OL 6' 2" 315 lbs Fordham

71 Aderious Simmons OL 6' 7" 305 lbs Arizona St.

73 Davon Allen OL 6' 1" 350 lbs Rice

74 Max Jean-Gilles OL 6' 4" 340 lbs Georgia

81 Andrae Thurman WR 6' 0" 185 lbs Southern Oregon

93 Marquis Jackson DL 6' 3" 265 lbs Portland St.

94 Jake McDonough DL 6' 5" 305 lbs Iowa St.

99 Harold Love III DL 6' 3" 325 lbs Bethune-Cookman

1 Darron Thomas QB 6' 3" 215 lbs Oregon

10 Nathan Enderle QB 6' 4" 218 lbs Idaho

Practices from March 3-8 are be open to the public at Tualatin Indoor Soccer and take place from 12-2 p.m. daily. The Portland Thunder will kick off its inaugural season at the Moda Center on Monday, March 17th when they take on the San Jose SaberCats. Season tickets are available for purchase starting as low as $99 by calling 503-773-4AFL or by visiting www.portlandthunder.com.

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